Dumping-wagon.



Patented Mar. 26, mm.-

J. F. CHEVAL IEB.

DUMPING WAGON.

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DUMPING WAGON.

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WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH FRANCIS OHEVALIER, OF SHELBYVILLE, KENTUCKY.

DUMPlNG-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 670,605, dated March 26, 1901.

Application filed October 3, 1900. Serial No. 31,892. are model.)

clare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it.

appertain's to make and use the same.

My invention relates .to an improvement indumping-wagons, one object of the invention being to provide an improved dumping-wagon which can be easily and quickly dumped without the necessity of the driver leaving his seat and by simply backing the draft-animals.

A further object is to provide a dumpingwagon with improved means for supporting the tail-board thereof which will automatically raise the tail-board when the wagonbody is dumped and lower it when the body is brought to its normal position for reloading.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter de scribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View in elevation showing the wagon-body in position for loading. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the body dumped.- Figs. 3 and 4 are views in transverse section of the wagon, and Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are views of detailed parts of the wagon.

1 1 represent two side bars of the runninggear of my improved wagon, connected by springs 2 with the rear axle.3. Brackets 4 are secured to the under faces of the bars 1 near their forward ends,in which are mounted to slide rollers 5, supported in bearings in parallel upright lugs 6 at the respective ends of a cross-timber 7, forming a part of the front body-supporting platform 8, which latter is carried by the front pivotal truck 9.

To the forward ends of the bars 1 are secured uprights 10 of greater length than the height of the body lliand connected at their upper ends by seat-supporting bar 12 and supporting forwardly-projecting arms 13, on which is secured a foot-rest or platform 14.

A transverse shaft 15 is mounted in alined bearings 16 on the bars 1 and carries brakeshoes 17 to engage the tires of the rear wheels. The shaft 15 is also provided at one end with an upward ly-projecting arm 18, connected by a rod 19 with the brake-operating lever 20, which latter is pivoted at its lower end to the lower end of one upright 10 and has its'upper end disposed in convenient position near the operator or drivers seat, and a dog 21 is provided on lever 20, adapted to engage a rack secured to the upright 10 and hold the lever in any position to which it may be moved.'

The body 11, heretofore referred to, is provided on its bottom, near its center, with a transverse shaft 23, pivotally supported in bearings at the rear ends of bars 24:, secured to the platform 8, and said body is mounted to slide on flanged rollers 25 on a transverse shaft 26, revolubly mounted in bearings secured to side bars 1. Outwardly-projecting crank-arms 27 are secured to the sides of the andupright posts 34 are mounted on bars 1,

near their rear ends, and said posts are forked at their upper ends to receive the rods 30 when the body 11 is dumped, thus preventing the lowering of said rods and compelling the tail-board to be suspended on rods 30 when the body 11 is in its dumping position; but

when the body is raised to its horizontal position it will engage the tail-board and compel the same to assume its former position, suitable guides 35 being provided on the rear cross-timber 36 of the body to prevent displacement of the tail-board when in its closed position. The rear cross-timber 36 is made of greater length than the width of the body 11, so as to project at its ends beyond the same and is connected at its projecting ends with the side portions of the body by braces 37, and the extreme rear ends of bars 1 are provided with parallel rearwaxdly-project ing lugs 38 to receive between them the projecting ends of timber 36,.thus limiting the forward movement of the body and at the same time serving as an additional supporttherefor.

A bearing-bracket 39 is secured to the forward end of the bottom of the body 11 centrally between the sides thereof, and a longitudinal shaft 40 is supported in said bracket and provided centrally with a lug 41, mounted to move in a slot 42 in bracket 39 to limit the rotation of the shaft. A cross-head 42 is secured between its ends to the inner end of shaft 40 and pivotally connected at its respective ends to sliding rods 43, mounted in bearings in the lower edge of the sides of body 11 and adapted to be moved by the rotation of shaft 40 into and out of notches 44 in bars 1 to lock the body in its forward position or release it therefrom, and a spring lever 45 for operating said shaft 40 and rods 44 is secured to or made integral with the forward end of shaft 40 and projects upward, where it is provided with a suitable handhold 46 in convenient reach of the driver, and catches 47 are provided at each side of the front end of body 11 to receive the lever and hold it in either of its extreme positions.

The operation of my improvements is as follows: Then the wagon is loaded and it is desired to dump the load, the brake-lever is operated to force the shoes 17 into close engagement with the rear wheels and lock them against movement. Thelever 45 is then freed from the right-hand catch 47 and swung to the left, thus withdrawing rods 43 from notches 44 in side bars 1, when the lever can be secured in the other catch 47 and held in its unlocked position. The draftanimals are then backed, thus forcing platform 8 and body 11, supported thereby, rearward until the center of the body reaches rollers 25, when the body will overbalance and the front end thereof tip up and the rear end lower, the rollers serving as a fulcrum for the body, and as the rear end of the body is lowered the upright posts 34 will be struck by rods and the tail-board 32 freed from the wagon-body and suspended on rods 30 while the load is being dumped. After the load is dumped the forward end of the wagon-body is forced downward on platform 8 by the driver, the tailboard falling into place as the body is raised, when the draft-animals are start-ed forward to draw the front truck 9, platform 8, and body 11 back to their former positions, when lever can be swung back to the right and the body be ready for another load.

The tail-board 32 can, if desired, be thrown out ofits closed position by hand, as the crankarms 27 will serve as pivots for arms 30 and permit the tail-board to be thrown forward thereon.

It will be seen that owing to the fact that the body cannot dump until it is pushed rearward a considerable distance my improvements are especially adapted for dumping coal and the like onto the sidewalks of city streets and that as the draft-animals are employed for dumping the load it is not necessary for the driver to leave his seat, and there by the load can be quickly and easily do mped. Hence niyimprovements result in agreat saving of time and labor and at the same time greatly facilitate the delivery of various materials.

The wagon-body may be made of various shapes and sizes, according to the use to which it is to be put, and hence I do not wish to be limited to the particular design shown.

Various other slight changes might be re sorted to in the general form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I would have it understood that I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a dumping-wagon, the combination of a running-gear and a front truck mounted to slide thereon, and a body having a hinged connection near its center with said front truck.

2. In adumping-wagon, the combination of side bars rigidly connected to rear-axle support, a front truck mounted to slide on said side bars, awagon-body having a hinged connection near its center with the truck and means for locking the body in its horizontal position.

3. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with a rear axle, side bars, springs connecting said axle and side bars, a front truck and a platform to which said truck is pivoted, of means connecting the side bars and platform in such manner as to permit the platform to slide 011 the bars and a body hinged to the rear end of said platform.

4. In a dumpingwagon, the combination with side bars rigidly connected to the rear springs of a vehicle, of a platform having sliding connection with the forward ends of said bars, a truck pivotally connected to and supporting said platform, a body hinged centrally to the rear end of said platform, a tail board, and means for automatically holding the tail-board in an elevated position when the rear end of the body is lowered.

5. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with side bars, a rear axle and springs connecting the side bars and rear axle, of brackets secured to the side bars near their forward ends, a front truck, a platform to which the truck is pivoted,mou nted to slide in the brackets, rollers supported by the side bars in rear of the platform, a body hinged to the rear end of the platform and mounted to slide on the rollers, and means for locking said body and platform in their forward position.

(5. In a dumping-wagon, the combination with side bars, a front truck and a platform IIO to which the truck is pivoted, mounted to slide on the side bars, of a body hinged centrally to the rear end of the platform, a shaft mounted beneath the forward end of the body, a cross-head on said shaft, rods pivotally connected to said cross-head, a lever adapted to operate said shaft and force the rods into and stops on the side bars to limit the rearward movement of crank-arms and body.

8. In a dumping-wagon, the combination of side bars, upright seat-supports secured to the forward ends of the side bars, a platform mounted to slide on the side bars, a body hinged to said platform and adapted to rest between the seat-supporting uprights when in its loaded position, and rollers supported by said side bars and on which the body is supported and fulcrumed when the rear end thereof is lowered.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence, of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH FRANCIS OHEVALIER. Witnesses:

J. A. MYERS, J OHN PATRICK CHANDLER. 

